Advances in Clinical Chemistry

Dr Gregory S Makowski is a board-certified clinical chemist and fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Following receipt of his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Connecticut Storrs, he pursued post-doctoral studies at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington that culminated in joint appointments in the School of Medicine and the Department of Laboratory Medicine at John Dempsey Hospital. He has numerous clinical and basic science publications and serves on various scientific and editorial boards. He is actively engaged in the training of Pathology residents and fellows in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Hartford Hospital. He currently serves as Vice President Clinical Laboratory Services Hartford HealthCare in Connecticut.

• 1. Microparticles in Chronic Heart FailureA.E. Berezin2. Peptide Antibodies in Clinical Laboratory DiagnosticsN.H. Trier and G. Houen3. Measurement and Clinical Utility of βCTX in Serum and PlasmaS.A.P. Chubb and S.D. Vasikaran4. Human Papillomavirus and its Testing Assays, Cervical Cancer Screening, and VaccinationY. Zhu, Y. Wang, J. Hirschhorn, K.J. Welsh, Z. Zhao, M.R. Davis and S. Feldman5. Physical Exercise and DNA Injury: Good or Evil?E. Danese, G. Lippi, F. Sanchis-Gomar, G. Brocco, M. Rizzo, M. Banach and M. Montagnana6. Bulky DNA Adducts, Tobacco Smoking, Genetic Susceptibility and Lung Cancer RiskA. Munnia, R.W. Giese, S. Polvani, A. Galli, F. Cellai and M.E.M. Peluso